Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 32: Name on the Forbes list
After getting to know Hou Hongliang, the two agreed to keep in touch. Li Chen didn't say anything else.

As this was their first meeting today, Li Chen would not discuss specific matters with him and would wait until everything was settled by the end of the year.

Ning Ying's factory director also came to him in person.

Wanting to play the role of host, Li Chen declined, saying that he would return to Beijing after the film festival.

The other party also tactfully asked whether he could invest in his next movie.

Li Chen told the truth that the shares had already been divided.

The other party still greeted me with a smile.

He said that it didn't matter that he didn't have a share this time, and asked Li Chen to consider Ning Ying next time there was a chance.

They didn't dare ask for more, as long as they had it, it was enough.

After all, Ning Ying doesn't have much money, otherwise her Beijing office wouldn't have been crowded at Pang Hong's relative's house.

The award ceremony began, and the first one to be held was the Hundred Flowers Awards Ceremony.

Cell Phone was nominated for four awards, and Lost on Journey won two.

There is a strict requirement for being selected for the Hundred Flowers Awards, and that is the box office must exceed 500 million.

In the end, "Lost on Journey" lost to "Cell Phone" by a narrow margin.

Xu Zheng lost the Best Actor award to Ge Da Ye.

The Best Actress award was given to Fan Xiaopang.

Cellphone won big by taking Best Feature Film.

After winning the Market Expansion Award at the Huabiao Awards, the mobile phone continues to flourish.

When the results came out, the camera was specially pointed at Li Chen and Xu Zheng.

Li Chen's expression was impeccable, with no trace of disappointment or unwillingness at all, which disappointed some people.

Instead, Xu Zheng felt a little unnatural.

On the podium, Grandma Liu came on stage to present the award to Grandpa Ge in person.

There was also a classic head-patting scene. Li Chen sat under the podium with goose bumps all over his body.

When it came time for the Golden Rooster Awards, neither "Mobile Phone" nor "Lost in Thailand" were even nominated.

I'm afraid that only the Golden Rooster judges have seen the nominated works.

Most people have never heard of Li Chen, let alone seen it, and I believe many viewers are the same.

Fortunately, the golden rooster finally stopped laying double-yolked eggs this year.

Hou Hongliang's "On the Way to School" won the Best Children's Film and Best Screenplay awards at this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

When I returned to the hotel at nearly eleven o'clock in the evening, Fat Fan sent me a message: Director Li’s words are so true, would you mind doing me a favor and having a meal with me?
Li Chen replied: "Next time, I have to go back to Beijing tomorrow morning."

"Okay, see you back in Beijing, Director Li."

Miss Liu also sent a very heartwarming message of comfort: It’s okay, I’ll come again next time.

Li Chen shook his head and chuckled, then replied immediately: It’s okay, I won’t come next time.

Miss Liu thought he was speaking in anger, so she called him back.

It was not until Li Chen explained for a long time that she was really sure that what Li Chen said was not just an angry remark.

"Okay, I underestimated Director Li's vision."

The next day, the Internet and the media were flooded with criticism of this film festival.

"To the Golden Rooster Awards for Chinese Films: It is shameful to stay away from the public!"

"Experts criticize, audiences praise, and the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers are going against it!"

"'Baihua' gave 'Jinji' a resounding slap in the face"

“Harmony is the only criterion for judging a film”

Zhang Dapao directly blasted the Golden Rooster Awards as being perverted.

Hong Kong Island's Academy Awards chairman Wen Jun also took advantage of the situation and criticized the Golden Rooster: the Golden Rooster is a down-and-out chicken.

People in the industry even stood up and cursed the Golden Rooster judges.

But the Golden Rooster judges still do their own thing.

At the press conference, the Golden Rooster Awards judges criticized "Cell Phone" as a film of low taste.

"Lost on Journey" is nothing more than a mashup of things.

I would also like to advise director Xiao Gangpao to pay attention to the quality of his future films.

If the little steel cannon could be patient, it would not be called the little steel cannon.

Just respond with "I believe the audience's opinion", which is quite cool.

After returning to Beijing, Li Chen called the headhunting company.

Start preparing for the company's expansion at the end of the year.

All departments need to be expanded. The company cannot be supported by the few small players it currently has.

Since we want to develop in all aspects, legal affairs, finance, publicity and personnel are all indispensable.

Especially legal and financial affairs.

Li Chen’s requirement to the headhunting company is very simple: salary is not an issue, but it must be worth the money.

As for building a professional team in the film and television industry, Li Chen decided to ask Han Sanping for help.

When Han Sanping heard that he planned to expand the company by the end of the year, he was very supportive.

He was introduced to a young man in his thirties named Chang Hong, and asked Li Chen to call him Brother Chang.

Han Sanping only said that he was a junior, so Li Chen guessed that he should be a child or relative of the former Beijing Film Studio.

The two met at Li Chen's company, and it was obvious that the other party was quite reluctant.

He looked down on Li Chen's small workshop and student status, but had to come just for Han Sanping's sake.

The two of them seemed like a blind date arranged by their parents, and they were disgusted with each other.

The other party agreed that as long as the funds were in place, the team could be formed.

The money for purchasing equipment is not a small amount.

Li Chen asked him to recruit a team first and not to worry about the funds needed to purchase equipment.

The other person smiled lightly, stood up and walked away gracefully.

Li Chen's plan for himself, just as he and Hou Hongliang said, is that being a producer is more suitable for him.

Use yourself as a producer in a one-to-many organizational structure to train new directors.

I have so many scripts in reserve. If I were to shoot them all myself, I would work myself to death but still not be able to produce many.

Li Chen also had a plan for the future industrial layout of his company, but he just lacked a breakthrough. After returning to school, Li Chen went to watch the post-production of "Shoplifters".

The progress is very fast and the English subtitles have been edited.

To go to Cannes, foreign-language films must have French or English subtitles.

At this rate, the editing will probably be completed by the end of October.

During the National Day holiday, Lu Chuan's Hoh Xil was released, which received very good reviews but performed poorly at the box office.

Big Brother Lung's New Police Story is a box office success, but the boast of over 100 million yuan at the premiere is just for show.

10 month 15 number.

The filing of Painted Skin has been made public.

It instantly became a hot topic in the circle and on the Internet.

"Painted Skin? A horror film? Can such a genre pass the censorship now?"

"Why not? Just put on a veneer of oriental magic and it will be fine."

"Whether it can pass the review depends on who is producing it. Can't the above poster see that China Film Group is among the producers?"

"So what if it's a ghost movie? You guys didn't show up when Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was made into a TV series, but you're going to come back to life when it's adapted into a movie?"

Li Chen's company's telephone and mobile phone were instantly put into high-load standby mode again.

The popularity of Hoh Xil that Lu Chuan had worked so hard to create was ruthlessly suppressed.

Li Chen guessed that this person had already cursed him in his heart.

I didn’t even go to the premiere of Hoh Xil.

If it weren’t for myself, maybe among the six generations of directors.

Although Lu Chuan cannot be said to be the best, she is also one of the most famous ones.

But since I suddenly appeared, the situation of shining stars has been shattered into pieces by me.

He has produced one work after another, and his box office is second only to Zhang Yimou.

Wang Changtian was the first to call and started talking.

"Brother, you are not kind. I just found out after the public notice came down. Is there anything wrong with the light this time?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "If you say that, you are wronging me."

"I'm a little unsure about the subject matter this time, so I want to wait until it's approved before telling you."

"I'll give you 20% of the share this time, and China Film and I will each own 40%. This is a million yuan investment. Is that okay with you, brother?"

Wang Changtian laughed loudly: "No problem, you are so nice, let Guangguang handle the publicity and promotion, I will definitely satisfy you."

"Let Guangguang and China Film Group handle the publicity and promotion. I'll have someone send the contract to you tomorrow."

Li Chen also asked the company to announce the open casting for some roles in Painted Skin.

As for the leading role, Li Chen still plans to conduct auditions by invitation.

An oriental fantasy martial arts epic with an investment of 100 million yuan.

Male 2 requirements: around years old, with martial arts skills, at least one film

Female 2 requirements: around years old, good looking, at least one work

Anyone interested can send their resume to the company email address. The deadline is October 10th.

Yang Siwei has been with the Li Bingqiao sisters for some time.

One party humbly seeks advice, the other party wants to make friends, and they get along very harmoniously.

Li Bingqiao's agent Li Yu admires Yang Siwei's character very much, he dares to think and act, and he has a flexible mind.

"Siwei, has the heroine of Painted Skin been decided?" Li Yu and Yang Siwei chatted as they walked.

Yang Siwei did not hide it from the other party and nodded, "It's decided. It's Rong Xinda's weekly news. Director Li personally decided it."

"Sister Xue, Sister Bingluo can audition for the role of Peirong, the second female lead. She is also the lead actress."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll hand over my resume."

Yang Siwei understood and said with a smile, "Well, I'll ask Director Li later. Maybe there's no need for an audition. After all, Sister Bingbing's ability is obvious to all."

Li Yu admired the other person more and more, and he could understand the elegant meaning of the music.

Since mid-October, Li Chen has been keeping a close eye on the developments of international crude oil.

Zhang Qin would also report the latest price fluctuations to him every day.

By October 55th, the price finally rose to US$ per barrel.

Li Chen decisively called Zhang Qin, who answered the call immediately.

"Director Li, the position has been closed."

It can be heard that there is some trembling in Zhang Qin's words.

"Great!" Li Chen was very excited.

"Let me first congratulate Director Li for being on the Forbes list." Zhang Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

I admire Li Chen so much.

Although I don’t know whether the international crude oil price will rise higher in the future.

But with this prophetic vision and the courage to act decisively and stop when the going is good.

Zhang Qin felt that it was something that not everyone could have.

Li Chen felt relaxed all over and his body felt light.

"Forbes or no Forbes, I don't want to be on that list."

Most of the profits from the futures market have to be dispersed into the stock market, especially penguins.

He doesn't care how Zhang Qin trades, as long as he doesn't raise the stock price too high.

Even if the cycle is longer, it is acceptable, as we will inevitably have to deal with penguins in the future.

This kind of deal is sure to attract the Penguins' attention, but he doesn't care.

Now that we have money, we can start taking action.

Li Chen called Hou Hongliang and invited him to Beijing, saying only that he had something to discuss.

Hou Hongliang arrived very quickly and flew in the next day.

As soon as they met, he smiled and said, "Director Li, what's the hurry?"

Hou Hongliang is also an impatient person.

He was eager to know what had happened that made Director Li, who he had known for a long time, so serious as to ask him to come to Beijing.

Can’t talk on the phone?
(End of this chapter)